WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Subcategory List Widget vs Image Widget

Category and Subcategory List Widget

by Murali

600+ installs4.5

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 600+ for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Category and Subcategory List Widget about 10.
Image Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 287 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
Category and Subcategory List Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.7.11 for Image Widget.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Subcategory List Widget	Image Widget
Popular rank	#8,163	#398
Active installs	600+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	217	9.9K
Rating	4.5(4)	4.9(287)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.35	×0.74
Last release	11 months ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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